If the stock market can move sectors and stocks, which sectors and stocks are most likely to move in step with the stock market? Sectors and individual stocks most highly correlated to the overall market can use the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY) as a directional indicator.

The following individual stocks are most correlated the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY).

NKE Nike, Inc'B'
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc
GD General Dynamics Corp
GS Goldman Sachs Group
AXP American Express Company
MET Metlife Inc
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
EMC EMC Corp
APC Anadarko Petroleum
AMGN Amgen Inc
GILD Gilead Sciences
MRK Merck & Co
BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp
BAC Bank of America Corporation
LLY Lilly (Eli)
FOXA Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A
TXN Texas Instruments
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
MON Monsanto Co
CVS CVS Caremark Corporation
SBUX Starbucks Corp
AIG Amer Intl Group
SLB Schlumberger Ltd
MS Morgan Stanley
UPS United Parcel'B'
LOW Lowe's Cos
ABBV AbbVie Inc
UNP Union Pacific Corporation
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
RTN Raytheon Co

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